Robots R Us

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Androids, cyborgs and other automatons we've loved

1927
Maria Metropolis
Fritz Lang's seductive, evil Maria was built to oppress the working class. Her methods were unorthodox-for example, she started a riot by exotic dancing.

1951
Gort: The Day the Earth Stood Still
An alien ambassador to Earth, the peace-making robot could evaporate weapons without harming his enemy.

1956
Robbie the Robot: Forbidden Planet
The barrel-chested Robbie appeared in several other films and a slew of television shows, including The Addams Family, Lost in Space and The Twilight Zone.

1962
Rosie the Robot: The Jetsons
Rosie exemplified the postwar dream of a world made easy through technology, a vision that continues to inspire humanoid research.

1973
The Gunslinger: Westworld
This harmless android was target practice for guests at an adult amusement park. But a malfunction soon turns it unstoppably violent.

1977
C-3PO Star Wars
All brains and no brawn, this affable android serves as a fraidy-cat foil for Luke, Han and '3PO's small but brave companion R2-D2.

1984
T-800 Terminator
Ahhnold's first killer political instinct: He played a virtually indestructible robotic assassin sent to destroy the mother of the future leader of humanity.

2000
Asimo by Honda
A project nearly 15 years in the making,
Asimo was the first humanoid robot with the ability to balance on two legs and walk forward and backward with ease.

2003
Number Six: Battlestar Galactica
Cylons-evil robots whose morality drives them to destroy humankind for our sins-come in 12 models. Number Six was made for espionage and seduction.